Yamaha Junior Music Course (JMC) - Discussion

[Busymom]

minnie2004:

It's expensive to do both, but we figure there's only a certain window when a child can be trained in music so we might as well spend the $$.

Good choice and I fully agree with you!

Let's hope everything will work out well.

[i3mum]

Hi,


Any mummy/ daddy are attending Yamaha Music Course Book 3 with their child? I need to seek some advice on how to play some songs, anyone can help?

[raynreg]

Maybe you could post your problem here and see if members can help

[i3mum]

Hi raynreg,


Thanks for offering your help. My child now in Book 3, and she is learning to play 2 songs: London Bridge & sunbathing. She knows how to play the original song, but the teacher informs the children to practice at home:

1) London Bridge-- G, C major using Both Hands & F major Right Hand

2)Sunbathing-- F major Right hand & C major RH

I understand that
G major comprises of - SO TI RE, FA# DO RE
F major comprises of FA LA DO, MI TI(flat) DO
C major comprises of DO MI SO , TI FA SO

Does anyone know how to play these 2 songs as instructed by the teacher? Sorry I was really confused and thought I will be able to figure out when I got back home.

raynreg:

Maybe you could post your problem here and see if members can help

[Busymom]

For London Bridge, what is in the book is G major. To transpose it to C major, starts the right hand on so. The left hand chords would be do mi so, do mi so, ti fa so, do mi so. If you listen to the CD, I think after two rounds of G major, the song changes to C major. However, I am surprised that the teacher also asks for F major for this song. Anyway, same thing, starts the right hand on high do, just remember to put in the ti flat.


Different teacher seems to be a bit different on this. My DD’s first teacher would occassionally teach them the variations, following the CD quite closely. Her current teacher, however, does not do that at all. She doesn’t even ask the class to try out. I guess there are pros and cons. Anyway, DD usually does it on her own at home.

For Sunbathing, the score in the book is F major. For C major, starts on middle do. If you are still not sure, you can look at the last page of the book, you would be able to see that there is an exercise for all 3 keys - C major, F major and G major.

Hope this helps.

[i3mum]

Hi Busymom,


Thanks for your help! But I couldnt really figure out how is it like to start with right hand on so? Is it possible to tell me in full?

Sorry about it. I didnt attend the lesson.

Busymom:

For London Bridge, what is in the book is G major. To transpose it to C major, starts the right hand on so. The left hand chords would be do mi so, do mi so, ti fa so, do mi so. If you listen to the CD, I think after two rounds of G major, the song changes to C major. However, I am surprised that the teacher also asks for F major for this song. Anyway, same thing, starts the right hand on high do, just remember to put in the ti flat.

Different teacher seems to be a bit different on this. My DD's first teacher would occassionally teach them the variations, following the CD quite closely. Her current teacher, however, does not do that at all. She doesn't even ask the class to try out. I guess there are pros and cons. Anyway, DD usually does it on her own at home.

For Sunbathing, the score in the book is F major. For C major, starts on middle do. If you are still not sure, you can look at the last page of the book, you would be able to see that there is an exercise for all 3 keys - C major, F major and G major.

Hope this helps.

[Busymom]

i3mum:

Hi Busymom,


Thanks for your help! But I couldnt really figure out how is it like to start with right hand on so? Is it possible to tell me in full?

Sorry about it. I didnt attend the lesson.

Ok, let me try (as I don't have the book in front of me now). In G major, is it re mi re do ti do re? If yes, then in C major, it would be so la so fa mi fa so. You move all the notes down by a perfect fifth.

[i3mum]

Hi Busymom,


yes London bridge original song: Re mi re do to do re, la ti do, ti do re, re mi re do, ti do re , la re to so

sunbathing: Fa so la ti do , fa so la ti do, so do ti la so , fa fa fa

Can help ?

Busymom:

Ok, let me try (as I don't have the book in front of me now). In G major, is it re mi re do ti do re? If yes, then in C major, it would be so la so fa mi fa so. You move all the notes down by a perfect fifth.

[Busymom]

i3mum:

Hi Busymom,


yes London bridge original song: Re mi re do to do re, la ti do, ti do re, re mi re do, ti do re , la re to so

sunbathing: Fa so la ti do , fa so la ti do, so do ti la so , fa fa fa

Can help ?

:faint:

On sunbathing, go look at the last page of the book, there is something called the Exercise. You can see the first one which is in C major.

As for London Bridge, later I ask my daughter to hum for me, can? Too difficult to do it without the piano...

[Busymom]

London Bridge in C major:


so la so fa mi fa so
re mi fa
mi fa so
so la so fa mi fa so
re so mi do

In F major:
do (high) re do (high) ti (flat) la ti (flat) do (high)
so la ti (flat)
la ti (flat) do (high)
do(high) re do (high) ti (flat) la ti (flat) do (high)
so do (high) la fa